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OF  ^ 

Oakland  Lodge,  No.  188,    i 

OF  • 


HELD  AT  OAKLAND,  CAL. 

Being  the  Uniform  Code  recommended  by  the  Grand  Lodge  at 
its  Annual  Communication,  A.  L.  5860  ; 


THE    FUNERAL    SERVICE, 

AS  ARBANGED  BY 

THE  V.-.W.-.BRO.  ALEX.  W.  ABELL, 
Grand  Secretary  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  California ; 

AND     A 

FUNERAL  DIRGE  AND  OTHER  ODES. 


Stated  Meetings  first  Wednesday  of  eacli  month. 


OAKLAND : 

OAKLAND  DAILY  NEWS  BOOK  AND  JOB  PBINT. 

1869. 


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OFFICEKS 


mi\mi\  Miie,  iU.  188,  iA%M^ 


DECEMBER.  A.  L.  5868. 


Natuan  W.  Spauli>in<j  .    Master. 

J.  B.  ScoTCHLER ■ Sen.  Warden. 

E.  H.  Pardee Jun.  Warden. 

\j.  G.  Chapman Treasurer. 

Chas.  B.  Rt'THERFORD Secretary. 

W.  A.  Parkixsox Sen.  Deacon. 

A.  W.  Hawkktt Jmi.  Deacon. 

F.  Reichltng Marshal. 

B.  F.  Stillwell ]    ^,, 

T  «   TT   -iTr  r   stewards. 

Jas.  H.  Wilson ) 

G.  Pi.  Walker TifUr. 


JB  Y-L  AM^H. 


ARTICLE  I. 

OF  NAME   AND   OFFICERS. 

Section  1.  This  Lodge  shall  be  known  by  the  name 
of  Oakland  Lodge,  No.  188,  of  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons  ;  and  its  officers  shall  consist  of  a  Master,  a 
Senior  Warden,  a  Junior  Warden,  a  Treasurer,  a 
Secretary,  a  Senior  Deacon,  a  Junior  Deacon,  a  Mar- 
shal, two  Stewards,  a  Tyler,  and  such  other  officers 
as  the  Lodge  may  deem  proper  to  appoint. 

ARTICLE  II. 

OF  ELECTIONS   AND  APPOINTMENTS. 

Section  1.  The  Master,  the  Senior  and  Junior 
Wardens,  the  Treasurer,  and  the  Secretary,  shall  be 
elected  by  ballot,  in  conformity  with  Section  1,  Arti- 
cle 1,  Part  IV,  of  the  Constitution*  of  the  Grand 
Lodge.  The  other  officers  shall  be  appointed  by  the 
Master,  except  the  Junior  Deacon,  who  may  be  ap- 
pointed by  the  Senior  Warden. 

ARTICLE  III. 

OF  MEETINGS   OF  THE  LODGE. 

Section  1.    The  stated  meetings  of  this  Lodge  shall 


6  OAKLAND     LODGE. 

be  holden  ou  the  first  Wednesday  in  each  month, 
commencing  at  7.}  o'clock,  p.m.,  from  October  1st  to 
March  1st,  and  at  8  O'clock,  p.m.,  during  the  remain- 
der of  the  year. 

Sec.  2.  Special  meetings  may  be  called  from  time 
to  time,  as  the  Lodge  or  the  presiding  officer  thereof 
may  direct. 

ARTICLE  IV. 

OF  IXITLiTION  AND  MEMBERSHIP. 

Section  1.  All  petitions  for  initiation  or  affilia- 
tion must  be  signed  by  the  petitioner,  and  be  re- 
commended by  two  members  of  the  Lodge.  Every 
such  petition  shall  be  referred  to  a  committee  of 
three,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  report  thereon  at 
the  next  stated  meeting  (unless  further  time  be 
granted),  when  the  applicant  may  be  balloted  for, 
and  received  or  rejected,  or  the  ballot  may  be  post- 
poned until  the  ensuing  stated  meeting,  as  the  Lodge 
may  determine. 

Sec.  2.  If  any  applicant,  elected  to  receive  the 
degrees  in  this  Lodge,  does  not  come  forward  to  be 
initiated  within  three  months  thereafter,  the  fee  shall 
be  forfeited,  unless  the  Lodge  shall  otherwise  di- 
rect. 

Sec.  3.  Every  person  raised  to  the  degree  of  Mas- 
ter Mason  in,  or  elected  a  member  of,  this  LoOge, 
shall  sign  the  By-Laws  thereof. 

ARTICLE   V. 

OF  THE   TREASURER. 

Section  1.    The  Treasurer  shall  receive  all  mon- 


eys  from  the  Secretary  ;  shall  keep  an  accurate  and 
just  account  thereof ;  and  shall  pay  the  same  out 
only  upon  an  order  duly  signed  by  the  Mastei;^-sind 
countersigned  by  the  Secretary.  He  shall,  at  the 
stated  meetings  in  June  and  December  f>f  each  year, 
submit  a  report  !n  full  of  the  monetary  transactions 
of  the  Lodge.  The  Lodge  may  also,  at  any  time 
when  considered  necessary,  cause  him  to  present  an 
account  of  his  receipts  and  disbursements,  and  of  the 
amount  of  funds  on  hand. 

Sec.  2.  He  shall,  if  required  by  the  Lodge,  exe- 
cute a  good  and  sufficient  bond  to  the  Master  for  the 
laithful  performance  of  his  dtuties. 

ARTICLE  Vr. 

OF  THE   SKCRETARY. 

Section'  L  The  Secretary  shall  keep  a  faithful 
record  of  all  proceedings  proper  to  be  written  ; 
shall  transmit  a  copy  of  the  same  to  the  Grand 
Lodge,  when  required  ;  shall  keep  a  separate  ac- 
count for  each  member  of  the  Lodge  ;  shall  report 
at  the  stated  meetings  in  June  and  December,  the 
amounts  due  by  each  :  shall  receive  all  moneys  due 
th^  Lodge,  and  pay  the  same  to  the  Treasurer  ;  and 
shall  perform  all  such  other  duties  as  may  properly 
appertain  to  his  office. 

Sec.  2.  He  shall  receive  such  compensation  for 
his  services  as  the  Lodge  may  direct. 


b  OAKLAND    LODGE. 

ARTICLE     YII. 

OF  THE  TYLER. 

Section  1.  The  Tyler,  in  additioa  to  the  necessary 
duties  of  his  office,  shall  serve  all  notices  and  sum- 
monses, and  perform  such  other  services  as  may  be 
required  of  him  by  the  Lodge. 

Sec.  2.  He  shall  receive  such  compensation  for 
his  services  as  the  Lodge  may  direct. 

ARTICLE    VIII. 

OP   FEES. 

Section  1.  The  table  of  fees  for  this  Lodge  shall 
be  as  follows  :    • 

To  accompany  the  Petition,  .     .    .    $30.00 
Before  taking  the  First  Degree,     .     .    20.00 


Total  for  the  Three  Degrees,    .   $50,00 
.  For  Affiliation, 5.00 

ARTICLE   IX. 

OF  DUES. 

Section  1.  The  dues  of  each  member  of  this 
Lodge  shall  be  one  dollar  per  month,  payable  quar- 
terly in  advance. 

Sec.  2.  No  member  who  shall  be  in  arrears  for 
dues  at  the  time  of  the  annual  election,  shall  be  per- 
mitted to  vote,  or  shall  be  eligible  to  any  office. 

Sec.  3.  Any  member  who  shall  have  been  sus- 
pended for  non-payment  of  his  dues  shall  be  restored 
to  membership  upon  payment  of  all  arrearages. 


Sec.  4.  Any  meiiiber  ia  §aod  stauding  uiay  with- 
draw from  membership  by  paying  his  dues  and  noti- 
fying the  Lodge  to  that  effect  at  a  stated  meeting  ; 
but  no  recommendatory  certificate  shall  be  i^ned 
liiiless  ordered  by  the  TiOdge. 

Section'  5.  Any  memb^'  may  become  a  life  mem- 
ber of  this  Lodge  l>y  paying  to  tlie  Lodge  the  sum^ 
of  one  hundred  dollars,  and  should  such  life  mem- 
bers wish  to  demit,  he  shall  be.  entitled  to  fifty  per 
cent  of  the  original  amount  paid.  But  in  case  of  the 
death  of  such  a  life  member  his  widow  or  orphans 
shall  be  entitled  to  the  whofe-kniount  paid  in. 

ARTICLE   X. 

OK     C  O  M  M  1  T  T  k  E  S  . 

SEC'l*o^  1.  The  Master  anil  Wai'eJens  shall  be  a 
Charity- Gommittee,  and  shall  have  power  to  draw 
upon  the  Treasurer  for  any  sum  not  exceeding  twenty- 
five  dollars  at  any  one  time,  for  the  relief  of  a  dis- 
tressed worthy  brother,  his  wife,  widow  or  orphans. 

Sec.  2.  The  Master,  at  the  stated  meeting  next 
succeeding  his  installation,  shall  appoint  an  auditing 
committee,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  examine  all  ac- 
counts presented  against  the  I^odge. 

Sec  S.  All  reports  of  committees  shall  be  made 
in  writing. 

ARTICLE  XI. 

OF  KKVEAM\<;  THE  TllAXSACTFOXS  OK   TME  LODGE. 

Sectjox  1.     When  a  candidate  for  initiation  or  af- 


10  OAKLAND    LODGE. 

filiation  is  rt^jected,  or  a  brother  reprimanded,  sus- 
pended, or  expelled,  no  member  or  visitor  shall  re- 
real,  either  directly  or  indirectly,  to  such  persons,  or 
to  any  6fher,  any  transactions  which  may  have  taken 
place'on  the  subject 'f  nor  shall  any  proceeding  of 
the  Lodge,  not  proper  to  be  made  public,  be  disclosed 
outside  thereof,  under  the  penalty  of  reprimand, 
suspension,  or  expulsiun,  aa  the  Lodge  may  deter- 
mine. 

ARTICLE    XIL 

OK  THE  0R])ER  OF  BUSINESS. 

Section  L  The  regular  order  of  business,  at  every 
staled  meeting  of  this  Lodge,  shall  be  as  follows  : 

L  Reading  the  Minutes. 

2.  Reports  of  Committees. 

'i.  Ballotings. 

4.  Reception  of  Petitions. 

.5.  Miscellaneous  and  Unfinished  Business. 

6.  Conferring  Degrees. 

ARTICLE  XIIL 

()  F     A  M  END  M  E  N  T  S  . 

Section  1.  These  By-Laws,  so  far  as  relates  to 
the  time  of  meeting,  and  the  amount  of  fees,  dues, 
and  disbursements  by  the  charity  committee,  may  be 
amended  at  any  stated  meeting,  by  the  votes  of  two- 
thirds  of  the  members  present;  provided,  that  notice 


BY-LAWS.  ll*^ 

of  such  ameudment  shall  have  been  given  at  the 
stated  meeting  next  preceeding ;  but  such  amend- 
ment shall  have  no  effect  until  approved  by  the 
Grand  Lodge  or  Grand  Master,  and  until  such  ap- 
proval shall  have  been  transmitted  to  the  Grand 
Secretary. 


It  OAKLAND     l-()l)(JK. 


EXTRACT  FROM  SEC.  li.'ART.  IIL  PART  III,  OF 

(;rand  LODGi:  constitution. 

''No  Lodge  shall  expel  a  member  for  the  nonpay- 
ment of  his  dues  ;  but  in  case  any  member  shall  have 
refused  or  neglected  to  pay  his  regular  dues  during 
a  period  of  six  months,  he  shall  be  notified  that,  un- 
less at  the  next  stated  meeting,  cither  his  dues  be 
paid,  or  sickness  or  inability  to  pay  be  shown  as  the 
cause  of  such  refusal  or  neglect,  he  will  be  suspend- 
ed from  all  the  rights  and  privileges  of  Masonry.  If 
neither  of  these  things  be  done,  he  shall  be  so  sus- 
pended, unless,  for  special  reasons:  shown,  the  Lodge 
may  otherwise  determine:  but  any  Mason  thus  sus- 
pended, who  shall  at  any  time  pay  the  arrearages 
due  at  the  time  of  his  suspension,  togethei^  with  such 
further  dues  as  would,  had  he  retained  \m  mem])er- 
ship,  have  accrued  against  him  to  the  date  of  such 
payment,  shall  by  that  act  be  restored." 


extract  FROM  ART.  II,  PART  VII,  OF  GRAND 
LODGE  CONSTITUTION. 

•'The  suspension  of  a  Mason  is  a  temporary  depri- 
vation of  all  his  rights  and  privileges  as  such,  and 
prohibits  all  Masons  and  Lodges  from  holding  any 
Masonic  intercourse  whatever  with  him,  until  he 
shall  be  legally  restored  by  the  Lodge  which  sus- 
pended him,  or  by  the  Grand  Lodge." 


(JRAXD   LOD(JE   RULE.  ^>  IS 

EXTRACT  FROM  GENERAL  REGULATIONS  OB^ 
GRAND  LODGE. 

"IL  All  Masons  heretofore  stricken  from  the 
rolls  of  Lodges  within  this  jurisdiction,  for  nonpaj- 
ment  of  dues,  who  have  not  been  reinstated,  are 
hereby  declared  to  be  suspended,  as  provided  in 
Sec.  9,  Art.  Ill,  Part  ill.  of  the  new  Constitution.- 
[May.  18r)9.-'] 


Juiwral  J'm'iu. 


No  Mason  can  be  interred  with  the  iormalities  of 
I  be  Order,  unless  he  shall  have  been  raised  to  the 
Third  Degree.  Fellow  Crafts  and  Entered  Appren- 
tices are  not  entitled  to  ^lasonic  obsequies,  nor  can 
they  join  in  processions  on  such  occasions. 

All  brethren  in  attendance  at  a  funeral' should 
be  decently  clothed  in  black,  with  crape  iipon  the 
left  arm,  and  with  white  gloves  and  aprons. 

The  brethren  having  assembled  at  the  Lodge 
room,  the  Master  opens  the  Lodge  in  the  Third  De- 
gree of  Masonry,  and  states  the  purpose  for  which 
it  has  been  called  together. 

The  service  is  then  commenced  as  follows  : 

Master.  What  man  is  he  that  liv^th  and  shall  not 
see  death?  Shall  he  deliver  his  soul  from  the  hand 
of  the  grave  ? 

Response.  Man  walketh  in  a  vain  shadow;  be 
heapeth  up  riches  and  cannot  tell  who  shall  gather 
them. 

Master.  When  he  dieth,  he  shall  carry  nothing 
away  ;  his  glory  shall  not  descend  after  him. 

Response.  Naked  came  he  into  the  world,  and 
naked  must  he  return. 


KUNKIJAL     SEUVICE.  ir> 

Master.  Tiio  Lord  gave,  and  the  Lord  hath  taken 
away  ;   blessed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

Solemn  music  may  here  be  introduced,  after  which 
the  Master,  taking  the  Sacred  Roll  in  his  hand,  says 

Let  us  die  the  death  of  the  righteous,  and  let  our 
last  end  be  like  theirs. 

Response.  God  is  our  God  for  ever  and  ever  ;  1  le 
will  be  our  guide  ev(Mi  unto  death. 

The  Master  then  records  the  name  and  age  of  the 
deceased  upon  the  roll  and  says  : 

Almighty  Father !  .  Into  Thy  hands  vve  commend 
the  soul  of  our  beloved  brother. 

Response.  (Repeated  thrice,  giving  the  Grand 
Honors  each  time.)  The  will  of  God  is  accomplished! 
So  mote  it  be  !    Amen  ! 

The  Master  then  deposits  the  roll  in  the  archives^ 
and  regf^ats  the  following  prayer  : 

Most  glorious  God  !  Author  of  all  good,  and  Giver 
of  all  mer^^y  !  Pour  down  Thy  blessings  upon  us.  we 
beseech  TJvee,  and  strengthen  our  solemn  engage- 
ments with  the  ties  of  sincere  affection  !  Endow  us 
with  fortitude  and  resignation  in  this  our  dark  hour 
of  sorFOw,  and  grant  that  this  afflicting  dispensation 
from  Thy  hands  may  be  sanctified  in  its  results  upon 
the  hearts  of  those  who  now  meet  here  to  mourn  ! 
May  the  present  instance-of  mortality  remind  us  of 
our  approaching  fate,  and  draw  our  attention  to- 
wards Thee,  the  only  refuge  in  time  of  need  :  that 
when  the  awful  moment  shall  arrive  at  which  we. 
too,  must  quit  this  transitory  scene,  the  enlivening 
prospect  of  Thy  mercy  may  dispel  the  gloom  of  death. 


IG  OAKLAND    LODGE. 

niid  that,  alier  our  departure  hence,  in  peace  and  in 
Thy  favor,  we  may  be  received  into  Thy  everlasting 
kingdom,  to  enjoy  the  just  reward  of  a  virtuous  and 
pious  life.    Amen. 

Response.    So  mote  it  be  ' 

Solemn  mvisic  may  here  again  be  introduced,  during 
which  a  procession  is  formed.  If  the  body  be  not  in 
the  Lodge  room,  the  procession  will  move  to  the 
house  of  the  deceased,  and  thence  with  his  remains 
to  the  place  of  sepulture,  in  the  following:  order  : 

The   Tyler,  with  a  drawn  sword; 

Stewards,  with  white  Rods  ; 

Musicians  : 

(If  Masioii^.  otherwise  tlicy  will  follow  the  Tyler  :) 

Master  Masons  ; 

Junior  and  Senior  Deacons  ; 

Secretary  and  Treasurer  ; 

Junior  and  Senior  AVardens : 

I'ast  Masters  5 

The  Holy  Writings ; 

(Oi)  I  enshion  covered  with  black  clotli,  cairied  by  the 
oldest  member  of  the  Lodge;) 

The  JMaster ; 

The   Reverend  Clergy  : 

With  the  Insignia  MB  placed  thereon  ; 
Pall  Bearers  ;      H       Pall  Dearer?  : 
Mourners. 


R  XKRAL    SKllVrcK.  17 

The  Bretliroii  should  not  leave  thoir  places  durin<j: 
the  procession.  Upon  arrivinp;  at  the  place  of  burial, 
the  members  ol"  the  Lodge  will  form  a  circle  around 
the  grave  ;  the  clergyman  and  officers  of  the  Lodge 
will  proceed  to  its  head,  and  the  mourners  will  be 
placed  at  its  foot.  The  services  will  then  be  rcsunuMl 
by  the  Master,  as  follows  : 

Once  more,  my  Brethren,  have  we  assembled  to 
perform  the  last  sad  and  solemn  duties  to  the  dead. 
The  mournful  notes  whixjh  betoken  the  departure  of 
a  spirit  from  its  earthly  tabernacle  have  again 
alarmed  our  outer  door,  and  another  has  been  taken 
to  swell  the  numbers  in  that  unknown  land  whither 
our  fathers  have  gone  before  us. 

Our  Brother  has  reached  the  end  of  life.  The  brit- 
tle thread  which  bound  him  to  earth  has  been  sev- 
ered, and  the  liberated  spirit  has  winged  its  flight  to 
the  unknown  world.  The  silver  cord  is  loosed;  tlie 
golden  bowl  is  broken  :  the  pitcher  is  broken  at  the 
fountain,  and  the  wheel  is  broken  at  the  cistern.  The 
dust  has  relumed  to  the  earth  as  it  was.  jind  the 
spirit  has  returned  to  God  who  gave  it. 

While  we  deplore  the  loss  of  our  beloved  Brother. 
and  pay  this  fraternal  tribute  to  his  memory,  let  us 
not  forget,  my  Brethr(^n,  that  we,  too,  are  mortal ; 
that  our  bodies,  now  lo'Mrong  and  vigorous,  must 
ere  long,  like  his,  becbfne  tenants  of  the  narrow- 
grave  ;  and  that  our  spirits",  too,  like  his.  must  re- 
turn to  the  Goil  who  spake  them  into  existence  : 
'*  Man  that  is  born  of  a  woman  is  of  few  davs.  and 


is  (>AK.I,AM>     LODGE. 

i'nW  of  trouljle.  He  convMIi  Ibrtli  as  a  flower,  aud  is 
cut  down  ;  he  fleetb  also  as  a  shadow,  and  continueth 
not.-'  The  Almighty  yw^  lias  gone  forth— ''Dust 
thou  art,  ^nd  unto  dust  bhalt  thou  return  ;" — and 
that  we  are  all  subject  to  tliat  dread  decree,  the  sol- 
emu  cause  of  our  present  meeting,  the  daily  observ- 
ation of  our  lives,  and  the  mournful  mounds  which 
indicate  this  population  of  the  dead^furnif^h  evidence 
not  to  be  forgotten. 

Seeing,  theh,'niy  Brethren,  that  life  is  so  uncertain, 
and  that  all  earthly  ]3ursuits  are  vain,  let  us  no  longer 
postpone  the  all-importaat  concern  of  preparing  for 
eternity;  but  let  us  embrace  the  present  moment, 
whil^  time;  and  0])portunity  are  offered,  to  provide 
against  that  great^change  when  all  the  pomps  and 
pleasures  of  this  fleeting  world  will  pall  upon  the 
seiiae,'.iiitid  the  recoli^cUon  of  a  virtuous  and  well 
spent  life  will  yield  the.<)nly  comfort  and  consolation. 
Thus  we  shall  not  be  hurried,  unprepared;  into  the 
preseuce  of  that  all-wise  and  powerful  Judge,  to 
'whom  the  secrets  of  all  hearts  are  known  ;  and  on 
the  gi'eat  day  of  reckoning  we  shall  be  ready  to  give 
a  good  account  of  our  stewardship  while  here  on 
earth. 

With  becoming- reverence,  then,  let  us  supplicate 
the  Divine  Grace  to  insure  the  favor  of  that  eternal 
Being  whose  goodness  and  power  know  no  bounds ; 
that,  on  the  arrival  of  that  momentous  hour  when  the 
fading  taper  of  human  life  shall  faintly  glimmer  in 
the  socket  of  existence,  our  faith  may  remove  the 
dark  shroud,  draw  aside  the  sable   curtains  of  the 


I'UXERAL  SERVICK.  19 

tomb,  and  bid  Hope  sustain  and  cheer  the  departing 
spirit. 

This  city  of  the  dead,  my  Brethren,  has  an  over- 
whelming emphasis  in  its  solemn  silence.  It  tells  us 
of  the  gathering,  within  its  embrace,  of  the  parents- 
fondest  hopes;'  of  the  disseverance  of  all  earthly 
ties  to  the  departed  ones  who  gave  us  birth  ;  of  the 
darkness  into  which  the  bright  prospects  of  the  lov- 
ing husband  and  the  devoted  wife  have  suddenly 
been  engulphed ;  of  the  unavailing  grief  of  the  af- 
lectionato  brother  and  tender  sister ;  of  the  dread 
f^leep  of  death  which  here  envelopes  the  subject  of 
many  an  early,  many  an  instantaneous  call  into  eter- 
uity,  given  in  the  midst  of  health,  of  gayety,  and  of 
brighest  hopes. 

And  our  departed  Brother,  where  is  he?  All  that 
remains  of  him  here  on  earth  is  now  enclosed  in  that 
narrow  coffin,  a  lifeless  mass  of  clay.  The  deep,  the 
agonizing^^sorrow  of  those  to  whom  he  was  most 
near  and  dear— the  scalding  tears  which  have  been 
shed  upon  his  last  earthly  tenement— the  manly  and 
fraternal  grief  of  his  brethren  of  the  Mystic  tie  — 
are  all  by  him  unheeded.  His  every  faculty  has  tied: 
the  purple  current  which  sustained  his  life  has  ceased 
to  flow"  5  the  tongue,  which  was  wont  to  give  utter- 
ance to  the  emotions  and  feelings  of  the  heart,  per- 
forms no  more  its  functions  ;  the  eyes,  which  so  late 
reflected  the  movements  of  the  intelligent  principle 
within,  are  now  closed  in  death  ;  unfitted  to  remain 
longer  upon  the  earth,  we  lay  him  reverently  beneath 


20  OAKLAND    LODGE. 

its  surface.  A  little  narrow  spot  is  all  that  he  now 
can  fill ;  the  clod  will  hide  him  from  our  view,  and 
the  places  which  have  known  him  here,  will  known 
him  no  more  forever. 

We  consign  him  to  the  grave— to  tlie  long  sleep  of 
death  ;  .  and  so  profound  will  be  that  sleep  that 
the  giant  tread  ot  the  earthquake,  even,  shall  not 
disturb  it.  There  will  he  slumber  until  the  Arch- 
angel's trump  shall  usher  in  that  eventful  morn, 
when,  by  our  vSupreme  Grand  Master's  word,  he  will 
be  raised  to  that  blissful  Lodge  which  no  time  can 
remove,  and  which,  to  those  worthy  of  admission,  will 
remain  open  during  the  boundless  ages  of  eternity. 
In  that  Heavenly  Sanctuary,  the  Mystic  Light  un- 
riinglcd  with  darkness,  will  reign  unbroken  and  per- 
petual. There,  amid  the  sunbeam  smiles  of  Immu- 
table Love,  under  the  benignant  bend  of  the  All- 
Seeing  Eye,  in  that  temple,  not  made  with  hands, 
eternal  in  the  heavens — there,  my  Brethren,  may 
Almighty  God  of  His  infinite  mercy,  grant  that  we 
may  finally  meet  to  part  no  more. 

The  following  invocations  are  then  rehearsed  by 
the  Master  and  responded  to  by  the  Brethren. 

Master.  May  we  be  true  and  faithful,  and  may  we 
live  and  die  in  love  ! 

Response,    So  mote  it  be  ! 

Master.  May  we  profess  only  that  which  is  good, 
and  may  we  always  act  in  accordance  with  our  pro- 
fessions ! 

Response.    So  mote  it  be  ! 


FUNEKAL    SERVICE.  21 

Master.  May  the  Lord  bless  us  and  prosper  \x^, 
and  may  all  our  good  intentions  be  crowded  with 
success  I 

Response.    So  mote  it  be  ! 

Master.  Glory  be  to  God  in  the  highest  1  on  earth 
IHjace  and  goodwill  toward  men. 

Respome.  So  mote  it  be,  now.  henceforth,  and  for- 
evcrmore.    Amen ! 

The  apron  is  then  taken  from  the  coffin  and  handed 
to  the  Master  ;  the  coffin  is  deposited  in  the  grave  ; 
and  the  Master  continues  : 

This  Lambskin,  or  white  apron,  in  an  emblem  of 
innocence,  and  the  peculiar  badge  of  a  Mason.  It  is 
more  ancient  than  the  Golden  Fleece  or  Roman 
Eagle,  and,  when  worthily  worn,  more  honorabh^ 
than  Star  or  Garter,  or  any  other  order  which  eafthly 
power  can  confer.  This  emblem  I  now  deposit  in 
the  grav^-Q  of  our  deceased  Brother.  (Drops  it  in  the 
grave.)  <j^)-  this  act  we  are  reminded  of  the  univer- 
sal dominion  of  death.  The  arm  of  Friendship  can- 
not oppose  the  King  of  Terrors  ;  the  shield  of 
fraternal  love  cannot  protect  his  victim  ;  nor  can 
the  charms  of  innocence  avert  his  fatal  touch.  All, 
all  must  die.  This  grave,  that  coffin,  and  this  circle 
of  mourning  friends,  remind  us  that  we  too  are  mor- 
tal, and  that  ere  long  our  bodies  also  shall  moulder 
into  dust.  How  important,  then;  it  is  for  us  to  know 
that  our  Redeemer  liveth,  and  that  he  shall  stand  at 
the  latter  day  upon  the  earth.  ' 

(Taking  the  sprig  of  Acacia  in  his  hand.) 


22  OAKLAND    LODGK. 

This  Evergreen,  which  once  marlved  the  temporary 
resting  place  of  one  ilhistrious  in  Masonic  history,  is 
an  emblem  of  our  enduring  faith  in  the  immortality 
of  the  sonl.  By  it  we  are  reminded  that  we  haye  an 
immortal  part  within  us,  which  shall  survive  the 
grave,  and  which  will  never,  never  die.  By  it  we  are 
admonished  that,  though  like  onr  Brother,  whose  re- 
mains now  lie  before  us,  we  too  shall  soon  be  clothed 
in  the  ^habiliments  of  death,  and  be  deposited  in  the 
silent  tomb,  yet,  through  the  loving  goodness  of  our 
Supreme  Grand  Master  we  may  confidently  hope 
that,  like  this  Evergreen,  our  souls  will  hereafter 
flo^irish  io  eternal  spring. 

The  Brethren  here  move  in  procession  aronnd  the 
grave,  each  depositing  in  it  a  sprig  of  Evergreen  as 
he  passes  the  head.  The  Secretary  then  drops  his 
Roll  upon  the  coffin  :  and  the  public  Grafl,d  Honors 

are  giveq  thrice,  all  repeating  at  each  tim^^ 
The  will  of  God  is  accomplished  !  So  mote  it  be  I 

Apen! 

The  ceremony  is  then  continued  by  the  Master,  as 

follows  : 

From    time  immemorial   it  has  been  the  custom, 

among  the  Fraternity  of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons. 

at  the  reqyest  of  a  Brother,  to  accompany  his  remftins 

to  the  place  of  interment,  and  there  to  deposit  them 

with  the  usual  formalities  of  the  Craft. 
In  conformity  to  this  usage,  and  accordance  with 

the  duty  which  we   owe  to  our  departed  Brother, 

whose  loss  we  most  deeply  do  deplore,  we  have  as- 


FUNERAL  SERVICE.  Zo 

sembled  ia  the  character  of  Masons  to  offer  up  to 
his  memory,  before  the  world,  the  last  sad  tribute  of 
our  atfection  ;  thereby  demonstrating  the  sincerity 
of  our  past  esteem  for  him,  and  our  steady  attach- 
ment to  the  principles  of  our  beloved  Order. 

The  Great  Creator  having  been  pleased,  in  His  in- 
finite wisdom,  to  remove  our  Brother  from  the  cares 
and  troubles  of  this  transitory  life,  thus  severing 
another  link  in  the  fraternal  chain  by  which  we  are 
bound  together— let  us.who  survive  him,  be  yet  more 
strongly  cemented  by  the  ties  of  union,  frieadship, 
and  brothdrly  love  ;  that,  during  the  brief  space 
allotted  to  us  here,  ^'e  may  wisely  and  usefully  em- 
plufj  our  time,  and,  in  the  reciprocal  intercourse  of 
wise  and  friendly  acts,  mutually  promote  the  welfare 
and  happiness  of  each  other. 

Unto  the  grave  we  have  consigned  the  body  of 
our  deceased  Brother — earth  to  earth,  ashes  to  ashefe. 
dust  td  dust — there  to  remain  until  the  last  trump 
shall  souud  on  the  resurrection  morn.  We  can  trust- 
fully leayie  him  in  the  hands  ot  a  beuificent  Being 
who  has  done  all  things  well;  who  is  glorious  in  His 
holiness,  wondrous  in  His  power,  and  boundless  in 
His  goodness  5  and  it  should  only  be  our  endeavor 
so  to  improve  the  solemn  warning  now  before  us, 
that,  on  the  great  day  of  account,  we,  too,  may  be 
found  worthy  to  inherit  the  kingdom  prepared  for 
us  from  the  foundation  of  the  world. 

To  the  bereaved  relatives  of  him  we  mourn,  who 
Eow  stand  heart  stricken  by  the  heavy  hand  which 


24  OAKLAND    LODGE. 

has  thus  been  laid  upon  them,  we  have  but  little  of 
this  world's  consolation  to  present.  We  deeply,  sin- 
cerely and  most  affectionately  sympathise  with  them 
in  this  afflicting  dispensation  ;  and  we  put  up  our 
most  fervent  prayers  that  "  He  who  tempers  the 
wind  to  the  shorn  lamb,-'  will  look  down  with  com- 
passion upon  the  widow  and  the  fatherless,  in  the 
hour  of  desolation,  and  will  fold  the  benevolent 
arms  of  His  love  and  protection  around  those  who 
are  thus  bereft  of  their  earthly  stay. 

The  Master,  or  Chaplain,  will  then  repeat  the  fol- 
lowing prayer  : 

Almighty  and  Eternal  God— in  whom  we  live  and 
move,  and  have  our  being— and  before  whom  all 
men  must  appear  at  the  Judgment  Day,  to  render  an 
account  of  their  deeds  while  in  this  life — we,  who 
are  daily  exposed  to  the  flying  shafts  of  death,  and 
do  now  surround  the  grave  of  one  who  has  fallen 
Mn  our  midst,  do  most  humbly  beseech  Tliee  to  im- 
press deeply  on  our  minds  the  solemnities  of  this 
day,  and  to  grant  that  their  remembranee  may  be  the 
means  of  turning  our  thoughts  from  the  fleeting  van- 
ities of  the  present  world,  to  the  lasting  glories  of 
the  world  to  come.  Let  us  continually  be  reminded 
of  the  frail  tenure  by  which  we  hold  our  earthly  ex- 
istence ;  that  in  the  midst  of  life  we  are  in  death ; 
and  that,  however  uprifjht  may  have  been  our  walk, 
and  however  square  our  conduct,  we  must  all  submit 
as  victims  to  the  great  destroyer,  and  endure  the 
humble  level  of  the  tomb.     Grant  us  Thy  divine  as- 


I'lNERAI.    SERVICE.  25 

distance,  O  most  merciful  God,  to  redeem  our  mis- 
spent time ;  and,,  in  the  discharge  of  the  important 
duties  which  Thou  hast  assigned  us  in  the  er2ction 
Vf  our  moral  edilice,,  wilt  Thou  give  us  vjisdom  to  di- 
rect us,  sirengt^L  to  support  us,  and  the  heauiy  of  holi- 
ness to  adorn  our  labors  and  render  them  accepta- 
ble in  Thy  sight.  And  wh^n  our  loork  on  earth  is 
done,  and  our  bodies  shall  go  down  to  mingle  with 
their  kindred  dust,  may  our  immortal  souls,  freed 
from  their  cumbrous  clay,  be  received  into  Thy  keep- 
ing, to  rest  forever  in  tl)at  spiritual  house,  not  made 
with  hands,  eternal  in  the  Heavens.    Amen  I 

'^^sponse.    So  mote  it  be  I 

The  Master  then  approaches  the  head  of  the  graye 
and  says:  ^  ,  if*"* 

Soft  and  safe  to  you,  ^ny.  Brother,  be  this  earthy 
bed !  Byight  and  glorious  be  thy  rising  from  it! 
Fragi'aut  i^e  the  cassia  sprig  that  here  shall  flourish  I 
May  the  tjarliest  bud?  of  spring  unfold  their  beau- 
ties o'er  this  your  resting  place,  and  here  may  the 
sweetest  of  the  summers  Jast  rose  linger  longest  I 
Though  the  cold  blasts  of  a^itumn  may  lay  them  in  the 
dust,  and  for  a  time  destroy  the  loveliness  of  their  ex- 
istence, yet  the  destruction,  is  not  final,  and  in  the 
spring  they  shall  surely  bloom  again.  So,  in  the 
bright  morning  of  the  world's  resurrection,  your  mor- 
tal frame  now  laid  in  the  dust  by  the  chilling  blast  of 
Death,  shall  spring  again  into  newness  ot  life,  and 
expand,  in  immortal  beauty,  in  realms  beyond  the 
skies.     Until  then,  dear  Hrother.  until  then  farewell ! 


26  OAKLAND    l.OmiE. 

^BenedkUon.)  The  Lord  bless  us  and  keep  us— the 
Lord  make  his  face  to  shine  upon  us,  and  be  gracious 
unto  us— the  Lord  lift  upon  us  the  light  of  his  coun- 
tenance, and  give  us  peace. 

Response.    Amen  !    So  mote  it  bo. 

Thus  the  services  end.  The  procession  will  roform 
and  return  to  the  Lodge  room,  and  the  Lodge  will 
])e  closed  in  the  customary  manner. 


FUNERAL  SERVICE.  2T 


FUNERAL    DIRGE. 


Air — PleyeVs  German  Hymn. 


1.  Solemn  strikes  the  fun'ral  chime, 
Notes  of  our  departing  time, 

As  we  journey  here  below 
Through  a  pilgrimage  ot  woe. 

2.  Mortals  now  indulge  a  tear, 
For  mortality  is  here  ; 

See  how  wide  her  trophies  wave 
O'er  the  slumbers  of  the  grave. 

3.  Here,  another  guest  we  bring ! 
g«raphs,  of  celestial  wing, 

To  our  fun'ral  altar  come  ; 
Waft  a  Friend  and  Brother  home. 

4.  Far  beyond  the  grave,  there  lie 
Brighter  mansions  in  the  sky  ; 
Where,  enthroned,  the  Deity 
Gives  man  immortality. 

5.  There,  enlarged,  his  soul  will  see 
What  was  vailed  in  mystery ; 
Heavenly  glories  of  the  place 
Show  his  Maker  '^face  to  face.*' 


28  OAKLAND    LODGE. 

6.  God  of  Life's  Eternal  Day  ! 
Guide  us,  lest  from  thee  we  stray 
By  a  false,  delusive  light, 

To  the  shades  of  endless  night. 

7.  Calm,  the  Good  Man  meets  his  fate  : 
Guards  celestial  round  him  wait ! 
See  !  he  bursts  these  mortal  chains, 
And  o'er  Death  the  vict'ry  gains ! 

8.  Lord  of  all  below,  above, 

Fill  our  souls  with  Truth  and  Love  : 
As  dissolves  our  Earthly  Tie, 
Take  us  to  Thy  Lodge  on  High  i 

Note.— It  is  customary  to  sing  only  the  1st,  3d  and  8th 
stanzas.  On  funeral  occasions  the  first  two  of  these  may 
be  sung  on  entering  the  burial  ground^  while  mpving  in 
procession  ;  and  the  last  during  the  ceremonies  at  the 
grave.  '^'' 


ITNEKAL  SERVICE.  2^ 


A    CLOSING    HYMN. 

Air— Home,  Sweet  Home. 

Farewell  till  again  we  shaU  welcome  the  time 
Which  brings  us  once  more  to  our  fame-cherished 

shrine  ; 
And  though  from  each  other  we  distant  may  roam, 
Again  may  all  meet  in  thi?,  our  dear  lored  home  : 

Home,  home — ?weet,  sweet  liome  ;    '     ■ 
May  every  dear  Brother  find  joy  and  peace  at  home. 

And  when  our  last  parting  on  earth  shall  di'awnigh,- 
And  we  Shall  be  called  to  the  Grand  Lodge  on  high, 
May  each  be  prepared,  when  the  summons  shall  come, 
To  meet  the  Grand  Master  in  Heaven,  our  Home  : 

Home,  home — sweet,  sweet  home  ; 
May  every  dear  Brother  in  Heaven  find  a  home. 


"SO  OAKLANIJ    LODGE. 

ODE   FOR    THE    THIRD    DEGREE. 

Air — PkiieVs  German  Il^fmn* 

1.  Ah  !  when  shall  we  three  meet  like  them, 
Who  last  were  at  Jerusalem  ? 
For  three  there  were,  and  one  is  not— 
He  lies  where  Cassia  marks  the  spot. 

2.-  Though  poor  he  was,  with  kings  he  trod  : 
Though  great,  he  humbly  knelt  to  God  ^. 
Ah  !  when  shall  those  restore  again 
The  broken  links  of  Friendship's  chain  ? 

:\.  Behold  !  where  mourning  Beauty  bent 
In  silence  o'er  his  monument, 
And  wildly  spread  in  sorrow  %h&v% 
The  ringlets  of  the  flowing  hair ! 

4.  The  future  sons  of  grief  shall  sigh. 
While  standing  round  in  Mystic  Tie, 
And  raise  their  hands,  alas!  to  Heaven. 
In  anguish  that  no  hope  is  given. 

5.  From  whence  we  came,  or  whither  go. 
Ask  me  no  more,  nor  seek  to  know. 

Till  three  shall  meet,  who  formed,  like  them. 
The  Grand  Lodge  at  Jerusalem. 


FORMATION  OF  OAKLAND  LODGE,  No.  188, 
V        F.  &  A.  M. 


March  7.  18t)«. 
The  following  named  Brethren  met  at  the  Hall  of 
Live  Oak  Lodge,  in  the  City  of  Oakland,  for  the 
purpose  of  petitioning  Wm:  A.  Davies,  the  Grand 
Master  of  the  State  of  California,  for  a  dispensation 
to  form  a  new  Lodge,  to  be  known  as  Oaki.anh 
Lodge,  F.  &  A.  M.  : 

Nathan  W.  Spaulding,  form'ly  of  Mission  Lodge,  No.  ItW, 

Joseph  W.  Hoag,  formerly  6f  Live  Oak  Lodge,  No.  61, 

Enoch  Hi  Pardee,         "  Excelsior  Lodge,  No.  166, 

Geoege  R.  Walker,      "  Mount  Moriah  Lodge,  44, 

John  W.  Myrick,  '  Rising  JStar.No.  83, 

Chas.  B.  Rutherford,  '•  Tuolumne  Lodge,  No.  3, 

Arthur  W.  Hawkett,  *•  Live  Oak  Lodge,  No.  61, 

Wm.  C.  Hoaglanp,         ♦•  Naval  Lodge,  No.  87, 

John  Laing,  "  Live  Oak  Ledge,  No.  61, 

William  H.  Smith,       "  Warren  Lodge,  No.  147. 

Perry  Johnson,  ' '  Live  Oak  Lodge,  No.  61 , 

John  Hill,  "  Victoria,  No.  783,  B.  G. 

Francis  Reichling.     "  Volcano  Lodge.  No.  5G. 

Whose  names  appeared  in  the  Dispensation,  and 
comprise  the  Charter  Members  of  Oakland  Lodge. 
After  the  transaction  of  the  necessary  business,  the 


32  OAKLAND    LODGE. 

meeting  adjourned,  to  await  tbe  action  of  the  Grand 
Master,  and  to  asfenmble  at  the  call  of  the  Chairman. 
On  Mai-ch  18th,  1868,  the  above  named  brethren  re- 
assembled at  the  call  of  Bro.  Nathan  W.  Spaulding, 
the  appointed  Mastei*  of  the  new  Lodge  under  dis- 
pensation, who  stated  that  their  prayer  for  a  dis- 
pensation had  been  granted,  and  that  all  the  neces- 
sary documents  for  the  formation  of  a  Lodge  were 
now  in  his  possession. 

After  the  reading  of  the  Dispensation,  bearing 
date  March  16th,  a.l.  58C8  (a.d.  18«8),  signed  by 
AVm.  A.  Davies,  Grand  Master,  and  Alex.  G.  Abel, 
Grand  Secretary,  appginting  Brother  Nathan, W. 
Spaulding  the  first  Ma^^ter,  Bro.  Joseph  W.  Hoag  the 
first  S.  W.,  and  Bro.  Enoch  H.  Pardee  the  first  J.  W., 
the  Master  appointed  the  following  Brethren  to  fill 
the  several  stations  :  Francis  Heichling,  Treasurer  ; 
Charles  B.  Rutherford,  Secretary  ;  L.  G.  <}|^apman. 
S.  D.  P,  T.;  A.  W.  Hawkett,  J.  D.;  Pei^y  Johnson 
and  John  Hill,  Stewards  ;  G.  R.  Walker,  Marshal  ; 
and  E.  L  .Smith,  Tyler,  P.  T.  After  fixing  the  time 
of  meetings,  and  the  transaction  of  such  other  busi- 
ness as  was  deemed  proper,  the  Lodge  closed,  to 
meet  on  Wednesday,  April  1st. 

The  first  regular  meeting  of  Oakland  Lodge  was 
held  on  Wednesday  Evening,  April  1,  1868,  at  which 
time  the  first  petitions  were  received  by  the  Lodge 
for  affiliation  and  degrees. 

The  next  meeting  was  May  Gib,  1868,  at  which 
time  the  Lodge  was  in  full  and  successful  opera- 


FORMATIOX  OF  lod(;e.  33 

tion,  and  balloted  upon  its  first  petitions,  and  com- 
menced its  Labors  as  a  working  Masonic  body. 

On  the  1st  of  October,  1868,  the  time  having  ex- 
pired for  which  the  Dispensation  was  granted,  it  was 
surrendered,  and  the  necessary  steps  taken  to  secure 
from  the  Grand.  Lodge  a  Charter.  A  Charter  having 
been  granted  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  bearing  date 
October  15,  a.l.  5868  (a.d.  1868).  No.  188,  the  mem- 
bers met  on  the  4th  of  November,  and  Oakland 
Lodge,  No.  188,  was  constituted  and  its  officers  in- 
stalled, by  Bro.  Lawrence  C.  Owens,  appointed  by 
the  Grand  Master.  Charles  Marsh,  for  that  purpose, 
assisted  by  Past  Masters  J.  E.  Whicher,  F.  Warner 
afid  Bro.  James  Lentell,  Master  of  Live  Oak  Lodge. 
Bro.  N.  W.  Spaulding  was  installed  Master  ;  J.  W. 
Hoag,  S.  W.  ;  E.  H.  Pardee,  J.  W.;  F.  Reichling, 
Treasurer  ;  Chas.  B.  Rutherford,  Secretary  5  L.  G. 
Chapman.  S.  D.;  J.  W.  Myrick,  J.  D.;  Thos.  Bailey 
and  B:  f*.  Stilwell,  Stewards  ;  W.  J.  Gurnett,  Mar- 
shal;  G.^lt:*  Walker,  Tyler;  and  E.  J.  Pasmore, 
Organist.  Number  of  Charter  Members  at  the  organ- 
ization of  the  Lodge,  May  6th,  186>',  thirteen  ;  num- 
ber of  members  May  26th,  1869,  eighty-nine  Master 
Masons  ;  two  Fellow  Crafts  ;  six  Entered  Appren- 
tices. 


LIST  OF  MEMBERS 


mhUwxA  'Mi}t,M«.  188,  |.&  |k.|«. 


>xay  r^e,   is««. 


1. 

Sfaulding,  N.  AV. 

21. 

Bailey,  Thos.  W. 

2. 

HOAG,  J.  W. 

22. 

Gnrnett.'W.  J. 

.J. 

Pardee,  E.  H.      ^ 

23. 

Scotchler,  J.B. 

4. 

Reichling,  F. 

24. 

Dnsenbury,  M.  T."^ 

5. 

Rutherford,  Ch  AS.  B 

.  25. 

Pasmore,  E.  J. 

«. 

Hawketk,  A.  W. 

2f). 

Van  Wyck,  John  C. 

7. 

Myrick,  J.  W. 

27. 

Snook,  Wm.  S. 

8. 

Walker.  Geo.  R. 

28. 

Knowles,  C.  d* 

9. 

JoHNsox,  Pkrrv 

29. 

Campbell,  y.'liL 

10. 

Hoa(;laxd,  Wm.  (•. 

:50, 

Remillard,  P.  N. 

11. 

Hill,  John 

:a. 

Wilson,  Jas.  H. 

12. 

LAix(i,  John 

32. 

Geary,  Edward  B. 

13. 

SMiTir.W.H. 

33. 

Tucker,  H.  S. 

14. 

Eastland,  Van  Leer 

34. 

Miller,  Wm.  H. 

15. 

Chapman,  I^.  G. 

3,5. 

Bartlett,  Pliny 

16. 

Tickner,  Daniel 

36. 

Larue,  Jas. 

J7. 

StilWell,  B.  F. 

37. 

Parkinson,  Wm.  H. 

18. 

BatcbeUler,  Jas. 

38. 

Webster,  Jas.  A. 

19. 

Hanna,  John 

39. 

Hays,  Patrick 

20. 

McCuvdy,  Robert 

40. 

Lucas,  Chas.  L. 

1-IST    OF  MEMBERS. 


:J5 


41.  Sessions,  Edward  C. 

42.  Adams,  C.  S. 

43.  Williams,  C.  S. 

44.  Whitney,  Geo.  E. 

45.  Reinach,  E.  S. 

46.  Phillips,  M.  0. 

47.  Matty,  Chas.' 

48.  Kelly,  C.  M.  . 

49.  Blethen,  Jas.  E. 

50.  Craib,  Wm. 

51.  Heilner,  S.  A. 

52.  Smith,  John  F, 

53.  Stewart,  Jas.  T. 

54.  Smith,  G.  Frank 

55.  Harwood,  W.  1). 

56.  Greenhood,  Jacob 

57.  Whelan,  Alanson 

58.  Loring,  Geo.  Y. 

59.  Davenport,  J.  P. 

60.  Muscat,  k  H. 

61.  Becht,  Joseph 

62.  Armstrong,  R.  A. 

63.  Walker,  Lysander 

64.  Storr,,E.  S. 

65.  Van  Dyke,  Walter 

66.  Holmes,  Stillman 

Entered 

1.  Moore,  Gorham  H. 

2.  Watson,  John  B. 

3.  Noblett,  Robert 


67.  Brown,  Geo.  S. 

68.  Cook,  John 

69.  Mann,  F.  A. 

70.  Bryant,  Daniel 

71.  Pierson,  Geo. 

72.  Verhave,  Adrian 

73.  Bartling,  Wm. 

74.  Hale,  Thomas  T. 

75.  Pratt,  D.  W. 

76.  Williams.  R.  N. 

77.  Faulkner,  George  L. 

78.  Folger,  James  A. 
.79.  Briar,  R.  W. 

80.  Allardt,  George  F. 

81.  Pinkerton,  Thos.  H. 

82.  Rosenberg,  N, 

83.  Searing,  Wm.  S. 
81.  Ward.  Robert 
S5,  Smith,  E.  J. 

86.  Kelly,  Wm. 

87.  Doblin,  Jacob 

88.  Terry,  V,  P. 

89.  Kipps,  A.  K. 

Fellow  Craft. 

1.  Kilbourn.  Walter  L. 

2.  Page,  Samuel 

Apprentices. 

4.  Ough,  Richard 

5.  Keller,  W.  W. 

6.  Rea,  Thomas 


36 


OAKLAND     I.ODGK. 


LIFE     MEMBERS. 


N.  W.  Spaulding, 

E.  H.  Pardee, 

F.  Reichling, 

G.  R.  Walker. 
James  Batchelder, 
J.  B.  Scotchler, 
C.  B.  Rutherford, 
W.  H,  Miller, 
Myroa  T.  Dusenbury, 


Wm.  Jas.  Gurnett, 
Joseph  Becht, 
E.  S.  Reinach, 
G.  Frank  Smith, 

E.  J.  Pasraore, 
Chas.  L.  Lucas, 

F.  M.  Campbell, 
Walter  Van  Dyke, 
Thos.  H.  Pinkerton. 


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